Obiano's Wife Makes Case For Rural Women

The wife of Anambra State governor Chief (Mrs) Ebelechukwu Obiano has toured primary healthcare centres in the state, stressing that one way to curb high maternal deaths is by providing expectant mothers in rural areas with basic delivery kits.
Mrs Obiano also distributed delivery kits at Otuocha, and Enugwu-Agidi, in Anambra East and Njikoka local government areas of the state, respectively.
Addressing the women who turned out massively at Otuocha and Enugwu-Agidi centres, Mrs Obiano said that no woman should die during pregnancy or childbirth when opportunities are available to avoid life-threatening complications during pregnancy, childbirth or six weeks thereafter.
She urged women to shun quacks and attend regular antenatal schedules at health centres.
Mrs Obiano told the women that Governor Obiano treats the welfare of women as priority and does not want to hear that any woman could not deliver safely in any part of the state, which was why he embarked on the renovation and rehabilitation of 63 Primary Healthcare centers across the state.
Said Mrs Obiano; “I have come to support the effort of our governor, Chief Willie Obiano at promoting the health and safe delivery of pregnant mothers with donation of delivery kits to some of you adjudged regulars at ante-natal clinics.  The package I have is complete for safe child delivery; each pack contains all the tools needed by the midwives and health personnel and diapers, wrappers and mosquito nets to protect mother and child from bites.
The wife of the governor called on the women to work hard to escape poverty by engaging in productive ventures that would assist their husbands and help sustain their families. She urged them to take advantage of the opportunities available under the programmes of her NGO, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFÉ), which adds value to the lives of women in our society.
She outlined some projects of CAFÉ which provides succour and empowerment to indigent women and widows. Services include housing for indigent widows in each Senatorial zone, the building of toilets in rural markets across the state as well as skills acquisition and empowerment training for over 2,500 women in various skills including; tailoring and fashion-design, soap-making, bakery and confectionery, hairdressing and beauty therapy, and interior decoration, among other programmes.
In a brief remark, wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oby Okeke assured Mrs. Obiano that the women are excited at the opportunity to interact and discuss their health needs and thanked her for visiting to promote antenatal attendance and safe delivery in Otuocha as well as Njikoka her local government areas.